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Precept

Precept, a rule authoritatively given; a mandate: (1) A command in writing by a justice of the peace or other

Commanding Officer, used in relation to a person subject to this

or process of compell-ing compliance with a law, mandate or command', (Black Law Dictionary) see also Hameed Joharan v. Abdul Salam,

Expressive of command containing positive command authoritatively or absolutely directive commanding authoritative as

'The evil which will probably be incurred in case a command be disobeyed, or (to use an equivalent expression) in case

and one law is inconsistent with another law when the command or power or provision in the one law conflicted directly

the name of a state or other competent legal authority, commanding addressee to do or refrain from doing some specified act,

recover his presentation, and a writ issues to the bishop, commanding him to admit his presentee. In cases where there is

in pure villenage is to do all that the lord commands; and if a copy holder have but a base estate,

by the sovereign's writ, addressed unto such as are called, commanding them to take upon them that degree by a certain